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A new phishing attack lurking to scam banking customers: Advisory

The malicious activity is being carried out using the ngrok platform, a unique web application, it said.

YES Bank eyes own asset reconstruction company, invites EoIs from investors

In April, the RBI formed a 6-member panel headed by Sudarshan Sen, former ED, to carry out a comprehensive review of the working of ARCs in the financial sector ecosystem

Global banks unwind India currency trades worth billions after RBI warning

The issue in focus is a flurry of currency swap trades that involved the banks converting rupee-denominated deposits into dollars that were then used to buy foreign sovereign debt

Starting October 1, RBI to levy penalty on ATMs that run out of cash

Penalty of Rs 10,000 per ATM will be levied in the event of a cash-out situation for more than 10 hours in a month

Parliament briefs: PSBs extend 133,000 loans for Covid-19 treatment

58.2 million inoperative Jan Dhan accounts, frauds at urban coop banks decline

Indian rupee slips to near two-week low on US Fed taper talk

The Indian rupee weakened on Tuesday to its lowest level in almost two weeks, in line with other Asian currencies

NBFC-MFIs gross loan portfolio may grow 10-15% in FY22: Report

The Gross Loan Portfolio (GLP) for NBFC-MFIs had grown only 11 per cent year-on-year in FY 2021.

Banks' asset risks rise, but credit strength to stay intact: Moody's

Asset risks for banks will rise in most parts of ASEAN and India as the region battles new waves of Covid infections amid low vaccination rates, according to a report by Moody's Investors Service

Asset quality risks on rise, but Indian banks can absorb loss: Moody's

Coronavirus outbreaks triggering strict containment steps will impede economic recovery and erode borrowers' debt repayment capacity, increasing their asset risks, says agency

RBI hikes collateral free loans to SHGs under DAY-NRLM to Rs 20 lakh

The Reserve Bank of India on Monday notified the enhancement of collateral free loans to self-help groups (SHGs) from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh under DAY-NRLM

Sa-Dhan moots uniform tool for income assessment of microfinance borrowers

Says it has developed a credit assessment tool for supporting the sector in getting accurate income assessments

PNB Housing aims to bring corp loan book below Rs 10k cr by March 2022: MD

PNB Housing Finance is targeting to reduce its corporate loan book to below Rs 10,000 crore by the end of this fiscal as it seeks to focus more on retail lending activities, according to a top company official. The company's corporate lending stood at Rs 10,

HDFC Bank to hire 500 more employees this fiscal to expand MSME coverage

Country's largest private sector lender HDFC Bank, which has a focus on the MSME sector, is hiring 500 more relationship managers this fiscal as the bank is expanding its coverage to 575 districts, a senior banker has said. The headcount addition will take t

Rupee snaps 5-day winning streak, drops 11 paise against US dollar

Halting its five-session winning run, the rupee on Monday declined by 11 paise to close at 74.26 (provisional) against the US dollar, tracking the firm American currency

Depositors of PMC, other banks to benefit from DICGC Bill: FM Sitharaman

We want to make sure within 90 days depositors get the money so that small depositors who make up 98% of all depositors will get their money in time, she said

Q1 results: State-owned lenders' net profit jumps 140% as provisions dip

The asset quality of state-owned banks remained stable with a fall in gross non-performing assets on y-o-y basis and sequentially

Indian bankers in talks as court rulings threaten over $6 billion in loans

Any failure to recoup money adds to stress in banking sector, which is dealing with increased level of bad loans and reduced profits because of the impact of the pandemic

IDBI Bank strategic sale: 7 firms in race for transaction advisor

As many as seven firms, including JM Financial, Ernst and Young and Deloitte, have bid for managing the strategic sale of IDBI Bank.

Spreading disinflation over 2-3 years to reduce output loss, says RBI

'There is no blanket ban on opening of current accounts', said M Rajeshwar Rao

Monetary policy review: RBI holds rates steady, ups inflation forecast

The RBI governor defended his protracted rate pause and lengthy accommodative stance as a compulsion brought by the pandemic

AU Small Finance Bank profit flat at Rs 203 cr; net interest income up 40%

While provisions remained flat YoY at Rs 451 crore, sequentially, it went up by 21 per cent

Forex reserves surge by $9.42 billion to all-time high of $620.57 billion

Gold reserves were up by USD 760 million to USD 37.644 billion in the reporting week, the data showed.

Recast loans worth Rs 70,000 cr get extra time to meet norms

Bankers said this move comes as a support to stressed firms from sectors like tourism, real estate, hospitality and others hit badly by second wave

Action taken against HDFC Bank, Mastercard to ensure compliance: RBI's Das

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Rupee gains for 5th straight session to settle at 74.15 against US dollar

On Thursday, the rupee had settled at 74.17 against the US dollar.

RBI's model on India's digital currency could come out by 2021-end

RBI deputy governor T Rabi Sankar on Friday said, 'We are internally evaluating issues such as the scope, technology, distribution mechanism, and validation mechanism (of CBDC)'

RBI monetary policy is a stepping stone towards policy normalisation

Growth commentary is more positive than last policy with rural demand expected to be resilient, exports expected to continue to do well and pick-up in the long awaited capex cycle

Reserve Bank of India raises retail inflation projection for FY22 to 5.7%

The RBI on Friday raised the retail inflation projection for the current fiscal to 5.7 per cent on account of supply side impediments, firm crude oil prices and higher cost of raw materials.

RBI keeps rates unchanged amid policy dissent on lower-for-longer stance

Policy makers voted 5-1 in favor of keeping the stance accommodative, a departure from the past when they were unanimous on the need to support growth amid the pandemic.

S&P upgrades outlook on Indian Bank to stable on funding, liquidity profile

The rating agency affirmed Indian Bank's «BBB-» ratingm but ruled out any upward revision in the next one to two years

Rupee gains for fourth straight session, settles at 74.17 against USD

The rupee settled for the day on a flat note and inched 2 paise higher to close at 74.17 (provisional) against the US currency, marking the fourth straight session of gains on Thursday.

RBI's MPC is likely to keep interest rates unchanged despite inflation

Six-member Monetary Policy Committee is meeting amid weak indicators raising doubts about the economy's ability to sustain a nascent recovery

DICGC to authenticate deposit claims of failed bank in 30 days

Once a stressed bank is put on moratorium, DICGC will be liable to pay depositors an insured amount of Rs 5 lakh

CCI approves acquisition of equity stake by Carlyle in PNB Housing Finance

The transaction has been approved by the Competition Commission of India under the Green Channel, an official release said on Wednesday

RBI extends deadline for shifting of current accounts till Oct 31

Reiterates stance on issue, indicating that it is in no mood to change the proposed rules, but will only allow for stretching the timeline for smoother implementation

Banks use ARCs for ever-greening: Parliamentary Committee on Finance

Calls for encouraging banks to bring down their leverage, says present «grim situation» should not be used as an alibi for bank privatisation

SBI logs its highest-ever quarterly profit at Rs 6,504 cr in Q1, up 55% YoY

Net interest income of the lender rose 3.74 per cent year-on-year to Rs 27,368 crore

RBI cautions public against online buying and selling of old coins, notes

The RBI said the central bank does not deal in such matters, and «never seeks charges/ commissions of any sort»

Nexus could be banking's next big thing, inspired by Indian payments system

Nexus will be like a world wide web of payments, a set of rules any country can adopt.
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